March brings a powerful shift in emotional momentum.

Jupiter stations direct in Cancer on March 10, closing a reflective retrograde cycle that has invited us to reconsider our beliefs, our growth, and our emotional foundations. As Jupiter begins moving forward again, we’re asked to trust what the heart has learned.

This episode explores:

• The deeper meaning of Jupiter retrograde in Cancer
  
  
• What changes when Jupiter stations direct
  
  
• The March 8 Grand Trine in Water (Moon, Jupiter, Sun-Mercury in Pisces)
  
  
• How to consciously activate this month's Grand Trine in water
  
  
• Mercury retrograde and direct in Pisces
  
  
• Creative and intuitive gifts available this month
  
  
• Key timing windows: March 21, 26 and 28
  
  
• Who may feel this most strongly (mid-late cardinal & mid-water placements)
  
  

With Mercury in Pisces all month and the Saturn-Neptune conjunction still active at the beginning of Aries, March invites us to lean into intuition, emotional intelligence, and meaningful connection.

If you have planets between 13–18° Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces — or mid-to-late degrees of Cancer, Capricorn, Aries, or Libra — this month may feel especially personal.

This is a time for growth through belonging. Expansion through emotional courage. And learning to move forward with faith in what - and who - we most hold dear.

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Astrologer and Artist Alexander Von Schlieffen joins us to share his idea about the need to bring Venus back onto center stage in the world while Saturn and Neptune enter Aries.

In this special cross-podcast episode, Tony Howard welcomes renowned astrologer and artist Alexander von Schlieffen for a wide-ranging and deeply reflective conversation on the Saturn–Neptune conjunction at 0° Aries — and why we may need to intentionally invite Venus back onto the world stage.

Recorded as the first English-language episode of Alexander’s long-running German podcast Astropod, this dialogue explores the larger 200-year Jupiter–Saturn air cycle that began in 2020 and frames the current moment as part of a profound shift in collective consciousness.

Together, they discuss:

• Why not every planetary ingress marks a “new era” — and how to think in longer cycles
• Saturn–Neptune as a redefinition of reality and a revelation of hidden truths
• The cultural consequences of greed, materialism, and the loss of craftsmanship
• Venus as dignity, value, beauty, and what makes life worth living
• Why Alexander suggests that “Venus has left the planet” — and what it means to call her back

Through imagery, historical reflection, and powerful contemporary examples, the conversation turns toward a central question: How do we restore dignity, kindness, beauty, and respect in a world increasingly dominated by Mars energy?

If Saturn–Neptune asks us to confront disillusionment and redefine what is real, perhaps Venus can enhance our understanding by consciously cultivating what we value most.

A thoughtful and provocative exploration of our collective turning point — and the quiet revolution of kindness.

The Saturn–Neptune conjunction of 2026 is one of the most important astrological alignments of the decade—and in this episode of the Astrology University Podcast, we explore how to work with this powerful transit rather than simply endure it.

Exact in February 2026 at 0° Aries, Saturn and Neptune bring together two very different archetypal forces: structure and dissolution, realism and idealism, discipline and longing. In this episode, astrologer Tony Howard focuses on the personal experience of this conjunction—especially for those with planets in the early degrees of the cardinal signs or the late degrees of the mutable signs.

Instead of forecasting events, this conversation centers on conscious participation. What are the invitations of this transit? How can you respond creatively, psychologically, or spiritually? And how do you stay grounded while navigating themes like disillusionment, hope, escapism, responsibility, and faith?

Topics include:

• What Saturn and Neptune represent individually—and how their conjunction works
  
  
• Sobering up, seeing through illusions, and taking responsibility for patterns of avoidance
  
  
• Creative and spiritual possibilities of Saturn–Neptune cycles
  
  
• Mental health themes, including the inner critic, isolation, and compassion
  
  
• Four practical steps for working with Saturn–Neptune in a conscious, healing way
  
  
• Timing insights for February through spring 2026, and what comes next in this long-term cycle

This episode is adapted from Tony’s Astrology University webinar Receiving the Saturn–Neptune Conjunction and offers tools for reflection, choice, and meaningful engagement with one of the defining transits of our time.

If you’re feeling the weight—or the call—of this moment, this episode offers clarity, context, and a grounded way forward.